| Title: |
A morphometric exploration of sexual dimorphism in mammalian skeletons for applicability in archaeology |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Identifies and analyses sexual characters in mammalian skeletons in order to develop new methods for sex determination of archaeological animal remains. Introduces two new methods of determining sex, the Mean Shape Method for identifying sexual dimorphic or trimorphic (with castrates) bones, and the Table Test for sexing canid humeri. These new methods are applied to bone samples from archaeological sites: Silchester for dog remains, Star Carr for red deer remains, and Canterbury for sheep remains. The results suggest that dogs buried at Silchester were female individuals, that predominantly male deer were hunted at Star Carr, and that castration of sheep was practised at Canterbury. Suggests that the alternative methods developed here can aid in identifying the sex of archaeological bones more effectively. |
| Author: |
D Ruscillo
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Canterbury |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Silchester |
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| Note: |
Unpublished Description:
Unpublished PhD thesis, University College London
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| Source: |
BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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| Created Date: |
11 Apr 2003 |
